amNewYork: Two bikers killed in Brooklyn
Two Brooklyn bicyclists were killed in separate incidents within two hours early Thursday morning. In the first case, a man was struck and killed by a gasoline-delivery truck on Union Avenue in Williamsburg. The truck was turning onto Ten Eyck Street shortly after 4 a.m. when it hit the […]

StreetsBlog: Details and Questions Emerge in Brooklyn Cyclist Deaths
The deaths of two Brooklyn cyclists just hours apart yesterday have resulted in a homicide charge and an outpouring of grief for a man friends describe as “a truly thoughtful and selfless individual.” Friends of one of the victims are also questioning the official account of his […]

The Age: Cyclist dies after collision with car
A 17-year-old boy has died after the bicycle he was riding collided with a car in Cowes, south-east of Melbourne. Police are speaking to a woman who was driving her Volvo VC90 west on Ventnor Road when it struck the boy around 5.35pm (AEST) yesterday. The […]

Portland Mercury: Start Seeing Bikes - After Cyclist’s Death, Activists and City Aim for Safety
As the sun set over the Alexis Greek Restaurant at 2nd and W Burnside on Friday evening, October 12, hundreds of cyclists gathered across the street, at the foot of the Burnside Bridge, and waited. At 6:30 pm, ride organizer Carl […]

Vue Weekly: Recent cycling deaths are a wake-up call for safety
Over the past month, three cyclists have been killed by cars on the streets of the greater Edmonton area. Two of these deaths, William Korol and Mathew Bensalah, occurred over a period of less than 72 hours.
This is a heavy toll, and the entire […]

Warrnambool Standard: Fighting for life
A Warrnambool cyclist is fighting for his life after colliding with a car on the popular Wangoom training route. Rob Forster, 29, was riding alone on Hopkins Falls Road about 6.15am yesterday. He sustained serious head injuries and was flown to The Alfred hospital in Melbourne in a serious […]

The Age: Hit and run injures cyclist
Police are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run accident on the NSW central coast which left a cyclist badly injured. The 27-year-old rider suffered a fractured shinbone, broken ribs, a badly fractured forearm and a fractured eye socket when he was hit by a blue Holden […]

Statesman Journal: Remembrance planned for cyclist who was killed - Parents say they’re overwhelmed by support from public
A celebration of life memorial is planned for a 19-year-old West Salem graduate killed last Thursday in Portland. Tracey Lorraine Sparling was struck by a cement truck while riding her bicycle through downtown Portland. Her family […]

Los Angeles Times: Bicyclist is killed by alleged drunk driver
Michelle Stearns of San Juan Capistrano was headed north on Del Obispo Street in Dana Point when she lost control of her car, jumped a curb and hit a bicyclist early this morning, authorities said. The man was riding home from work when he was struck […]

News.com.au: Cyclist dead after truck collision
A cyclist is dead after a collision with a truck in the state’s south, the NSW Ambulance service says. About 4.30am (AEST) today emergency services were called to the Monaro Highway about 4km north of Bredbo where the collision occurred. The cyclist was dead when ambulance officers arrived.
The […]

Arizona Republic: Truck driver who hit cyclist won’t be cited
A Mesa police investigation concluded the driver of a big rig that ran over a cyclist last month was not at fault and will not be cited. Linda Cleapor, 52, died during morning rush-hour Sept. 12 when she was hit by a tractor-trailer near Dobson and […]

Edmonton Sun.com: 16-year-old cyclist had bright future
The day before Mathew Bensalah was struck and killed by a Camaro in Millwoods, his coach had mused that he was ready to enter competitive gymnastics. The 16-year-old had shown big improvements in his tumbling moves and had learned to do a double back flip on the trampoline, both […]

Adelaide Now: Cyclist critical
A cyclist hit by a car at Flagstaff Hill today remains in a critical condition in hospital. Police said the man was trapped underneath a car for more than an hour and suffered serious head and leg injuries. The crash occurred on Black Rd, at Flagstaff Hill just after 5.30pm. […]

Oxford Mail: Cyclist death case may be delayed
A refuse truck driver charged following the death of an Oxford cyclist may not have his case heard until next spring because of an inquest backlog. Trevor Ashworth, 31, of Meadow Way, Reading, appeared in court yesterday accused of careless driving following the death of student cyclist Tsz […]

Message from Ray: Vicki Porter Awareness Ride
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York Press: Community devastated by bike tragedy
Shocked friends and colleagues are struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of a larger-than-life character who was killed in a road accident on Tuesday. Jeannie Tolson, 49, of West Haddlesey, near Selby, died yesterday morning from injuries sustained when she was knocked from her bike […]

Queens Ledger: Cyclist’s Death Inspires PSAs
The death of an avid Greenpoint bicyclist has inspired a new safety campaign urging drivers to be aware that they share the road with bikes. Liz Byrne was 45 years old when she was hit by a truck and killed in September of 2005 at the intersection of Kent Avenue […]

Manawatu Standard: On yer bike’s better than off it
Most weekends turn up a quota of carnage. Dead and smashed bodies are pulled from mangled car bodies writes deputy editor Ewan Sargent in an editorial. More often than not we have a picture of some such happening locally in Monday’s newspaper. If the graphic stories […]

Honolulu Advertiser: Maui hit-run victim biked to cut gasoline use
A Maui man who rode a bicycle to avoid burning gasoline and protect the environment died last week after a vehicle struck him in a hit-and-run. Robert Clay’s family and friends are still trying to cope with the loss of the man they said loved […]

The Age: The curious case of a cyclist’s life destroyed

PDF: VCAT’s TAC ruling

A Victorian judge has accused the state’s Transport Accident Commission and the police major collision investigation unit of omitting evidence and trying to destroy the case of a cyclist who sought compensation after being rendered quadriplegic in a mysterious accident.
In a decision handed […]